Liberalism Multiple Choice

Question 1

Which of these philosophers have been major influences on the subsequent emergence of Liberal IR thought?

a) Jeremy Bentham
b) Thomas Hobbes
c) Immanuel Kant
d) Karl Marx

Answer 1

a. Jeremy Bentham

c. Immanuel Kant

Question 2

Which of these terms has been widely applied to Liberal IR thought in the 1920s and 1930s?

a) Rationalism
b) Idealism
c) Globalism
d) Normative theory

Answer 2

b) Idealism

Question 3

Which term is used by Liberals to characterise international cooperation outside of government to government relations?

a) Intergovernmental
b) Supranational
c) Transgovernmental
d) Transnational

Answer 3

d) Transnational

Question 4

Which of these statements best epitomises the democratic peace theory?

a) Democracies never start wars
b) Democracies start more wars than non-democracies
c) Democracies do not go to war with other democracies
d) Democracy is irrelevant in understanding the cause of war

Answer 4

c) Democracies do not go to war with other democracies